US EditionSpain fails again to secure unanimity to make Catalan, Galician and Basque official EU languages
- Spain has renewed efforts to make Basque, Catalan, and Galician official EU languages, despite opposition from other European countries.
- No decision was made regarding the languages, which were deferred for lack of consensus according to the Polish EU presidency.
- Adding a language requires unanimous support from the 27 member states, which Spain has not secured in this instance.
- Concerns about administrative and legal implications were raised by several member states regarding this move.
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Spain's proposal clashes with a wall of at least seven countries, which have called to leave the decision for later avoiding a vote that was lost, but the government does not fear this time reprisals from JuntsThe EU will postpone the decision on the officiality of Catalan, Basque and Galician due to the reticence of several countries The officiality of Catalan, Basque and Galician in the EU will have to wait. At least seven European countries h…
EU Rejects Spain’s Bid To Add Three Minority Languages
Spain has revived its effort to make Catalan, Basque, and Galician official languages of the European Union, but once again faced resistance from fellow member states. Despite managing to place the proposal back on the agenda at a meeting of European ministers on Tuesday, May 27th, no consensus was reached.The push, spearheaded by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s government, is widely seen as a political gesture to appease Catalan separatist party…
Spain calls for them to be recognised as official languages, an explosive subject for the European Union.
José Manuel Albares had to serve as day minister this Tuesday afternoon, when Felipe VI handed over the offices to the new officials of the...
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